I knew somebody would take a chance on him.
Dodgers reach deal with Wells
Left-hander David Wells, released earlier this month by the San Diego Padres, reached a tentative contract agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
It's expected that Wells, 44, will start for Los Angeles against the Mets on Sunday.
Wells was 5-8 with a 5.54 ERA and opponents had a .322 average against him when his hometown Padres designated him for assignment on Aug. 10. Talent evaluators who saw Wells pitch in July and August believe he was having a difficult time maintaining his delivery into the middle innings.
At the time, Padres general manager Kevin Towers said called Wells, a 235-game winner, one of the best left-handers ever.
"He's had a pretty remarkable career," Towers said. "He's been a great teammate. It's going to be tough not to have his presence in the clubhouse. I'll miss that."
The Dodgers have been devastated by injuries to their pitching staff, including to offseason addition Jason Schmidt and left-hander Randy Wolf, and have managed to stay close in the NL wild-card race.
Left-hander David Wells, released earlier this month by the San Diego Padres, reached a tentative contract agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
It's expected that Wells, 44, will start for Los Angeles against the Mets on Sunday.
Wells was 5-8 with a 5.54 ERA and opponents had a .322 average against him when his hometown Padres designated him for assignment on Aug. 10. Talent evaluators who saw Wells pitch in July and August believe he was having a difficult time maintaining his delivery into the middle innings.
At the time, Padres general manager Kevin Towers said called Wells, a 235-game winner, one of the best left-handers ever.
"He's had a pretty remarkable career," Towers said. "He's been a great teammate. It's going to be tough not to have his presence in the clubhouse. I'll miss that."
The Dodgers have been devastated by injuries to their pitching staff, including to offseason addition Jason Schmidt and left-hander Randy Wolf, and have managed to stay close in the NL wild-card race.
